"This..." The woman's face flushed, and a hint of hesitation flickered through her eyes.
"What? Stammering like that—could it be what you said isn't true at all, but a lie meant to trick me?" Lin Xuan's expression abruptly darkened. He raised his right hand, faint spiritual light glimmering between his fingers and palm. If a single word did not suit him, he would not mind killing her.
So what if he destroyed a flower with a ruthless hand? There was no need for sympathy toward these evil cultivators.
"Senior, please calm your anger. I'll speak at once. This is what happened. Poison Dragon Old Ancestor is not only cruel and wicked, but also extremely lecherous. In name, I am his disciple, but in truth my status is no different from that of a concubine. By chance, while attending him in bed one night, I heard him talking in his sleep, and that was how I learned of the secret place where he hid his treasures..."
"So that's how it is." Lin Xuan nodded. This explanation was quite reasonable; presumably, this woman would never dare deceive him.
Seeing Lin Xuan's expression ease, the Palace-Robed Woman let out a breath of relief. She raised her head, her face full of ingratiation. "As long as Senior promises to let this humble woman go, I will definitely take you to find the treasure. There are countless rare and precious wonders inside. It absolutely will not disappoint Senior."
"With just you, you think you're worthy of bargaining with me? I need only use the Soul Searching Technique, and I can still obtain what I want to know," Lin Xuan said coldly.
"If Senior truly thought that, I'm afraid you would have acted long ago. Why waste your breath with me here? Compared to Fellow Daoist,